In 2023, Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD performed more heart bypass surgery (CABG), heart surgery, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Indiana.

Top 25%

By Volume:

open-heart aortic valve replacement

VATS lobectomy

In 2012, Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD performed more open-heart aortic valve replacement, and VATS lobectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Indiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Newburgh, IN during 2012 were cardiac procedures, open surgery, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	24
bronchoscopy	28
bypass surgery	73
cardiac procedures	214
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	204
excision	17
hospital care	115
inpatient care	115
lobectomy	11
lymph node procedures	17
minimally invasive procedures	28
open surgery	198
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	181
ultrasound (sonogram)	50
vascular procedures	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Newburgh, IN during 2013 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	15
bypass surgery	66
cardiac procedures	203
doctor visit	187
excision	11
hospital care	131
inpatient care	131
minimally invasive procedures	16
open surgery	147
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	174

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	297
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	28
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	40
Dementia	5
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Newburgh, IN during 2014 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	14
bypass surgery	71
cardiac procedures	210
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	176
excision	26
hospital care	109
inpatient care	109
lobectomy	17
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	187
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	198

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	125

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	19
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	40
Dementia	6
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Newburgh, IN during 2015 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	21
bypass surgery	66
cardiac procedures	203
doctor visit	151
hospital care	103
inpatient care	103
open surgery	153
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	153
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
vascular procedures	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD.

**Gender**
Male	332
Female	258

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	50
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	42
Dementia	8
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Newburgh, IN during 2016 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	26
bypass surgery	85
cardiac procedures	254
doctor visit	222
hospital care	80
inpatient care	80
lobectomy	12
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	208
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	219

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	28
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Newburgh, IN during 2017 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	52
ablation	15
bypass surgery	69
cardiac procedures	209
doctor visit	197
hospital care	101
inpatient care	101
lobectomy	13
open surgery	166
pelvic imaging	52
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	166
ultrasound (sonogram)	340
vascular procedures	372

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD.

**Gender**
Male	371
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	603
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	279
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	54
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Newburgh, IN during 2018 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	14
ablation	19
bypass surgery	76
cardiac procedures	259
doctor visit	217
hospital care	131
inpatient care	131
lobectomy	19
open surgery	190
pelvic imaging	14
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	190
ultrasound (sonogram)	58
vascular procedures	58

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	41
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Newburgh, IN during 2019 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	22
ablation	13
bronchoscopy	28
bypass surgery	64
cardiac procedures	207
dissection	25
doctor visit	237
excision	25
hospital care	137
inpatient care	137
lobectomy	18
lymph node procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	28
open surgery	159
pelvic imaging	22
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	184
ultrasound (sonogram)	81
vascular procedures	81

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD.

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	408
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	43
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Newburgh, IN during 2020 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, cardiac procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	14
bypass surgery	64
cardiac procedures	158
dissection	15
doctor visit	181
excision	15
hospital care	77
inpatient care	77
lobectomy	17
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	14
open surgery	145
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	160

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	285
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	18
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Newburgh, IN during 2021 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	11
bronchoscopy	15
bypass surgery	68
cardiac procedures	183
doctor visit	162
hospital care	109
inpatient care	109
minimally invasive procedures	15
open surgery	147
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	147

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	19
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	43
Dementia	6
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Newburgh, IN during 2022 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	15
bypass surgery	55
cardiac procedures	151
doctor visit	149
hospital care	106
inpatient care	106
open surgery	125
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	125

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	97

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	21
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	39
Dementia	7
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Newburgh, IN during 2023 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	56
cardiac procedures	148
dissection	19
doctor visit	215
excision	19
hospital care	96
inpatient care	96
lobectomy	15
lymph node procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	34
open surgery	112
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	146

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	297
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	21
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	33
Dementia	6
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Newburgh, IN were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and vascular procedures.

abdominal imaging	29
ablation	17
bronchoscopy	21
bypass surgery	67
cardiac procedures	199
diagnostic procedures	15
dissection	19
doctor visit	191
excision	18
hospital care	107
inpatient care	107
lobectomy	15
lymph node procedures	18
minimally invasive procedures	19
open surgery	161
pelvic imaging	29
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	170
ultrasound (sonogram)	108
vascular procedures	114

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	239
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	127
85 and over	28
Less than 65	29
65 to 74	161

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Cancer	20
Dementia	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in Kentucky.

Licensed In: Kentucky

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$10,870 Da Vinci Surgical System $10,870
Abbott Laboratories	$7,282 Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve $2,775	Epic Stented Tissue Valve $2,006	EPIC $1,889	Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented $310	Biocor Stented Tissue Valve $260	Other $42
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$2,037 Structural Heart $1,457	Epic Stented Tissue Valve $482	Tailor Flexible Ring and Band $98
Ethicon Inc.	$484 Monarch Platform $278	Monarch $206
AtriCure, Inc.	$383 ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) $127	ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM $82	EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX $69	SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM $52	AtriCure cryoICE cryoSPHERE Cryoablation System $29	Other $25
Other	$2,014 Lasers $345	INVOS $163	HemoSphere $129	Heart Valves $106	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $94	Other $1,177

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$11,414
Education	$7,500
Travel and Lodging	$3,756
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$400

Research Payments

Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD has received 8 research payments totaling $10,810.

Biography

Dr. Lee Wagmeister's areas of specialization are general surgery and thoracic surgery. He studied medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lee S. Wagmeister, MD From 2012 - 2023

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